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In January, you mentioned that Lightning payments represented 4.4% of the $ USD value of payments made to Bitrefill.

Has that number changed in the last 6 months?

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Yes, it's now up at 7.3% of total USD value. Of just bitcoin volume (lightning and onchain) Lightning is now at 23%.

Main growth factors are the launch of the US bill payment service which has attracted many US customers who often use Strike. Also El Salvador is growing nicely, along with a general growth in everything Lightning

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Great to hear!

What is your impression of how widespread Lightning usage is in El Salvador?

Could you guess a % of the population actively using Lightning today?

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I'd guess around 1%. This is actually not that bad of a figure, it's higher than in most countries, and growing!

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it’s a good start!

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That's great growth!

What other cryptocurrencies make up the remainder of the volume?

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Mainly ETH, USDT, Binance Pay and Litecoin

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